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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4357009 | Water-filled weight bag A water-filled weight exercise bag having two compartments, one surrounding the lower leg and the other surrounding the foot, with a lace for retaining the bag in place, located under the foot and along the back of the leg. The adjustable lace allows the ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4355801 | Adjustable weight lifting holding device for leg lifting exercises An adjustable ankle strap for holding weights used in leg lifting exercises. The device "includes" of a single continuous strap having an adjustable fastener at its ends, the strap extending in a cross pattern through a loop affixed to a cushion that rest... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4351526 | Dumbells A dumbell structure is provided particularly adapted for aerobic and related extended-type exercises comprising an elongate body member having a soft, resilient central hand portion, a threaded end at each end of said hand portion, a pair of removable wei... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4344620 | Exercise vest An exercise device comprising interconnected, water-tight compartments which define a vest for supporting a fluid weight medium from the shoulders and about the upper torso of a human exerciser. Water or other fluid is removeably introduced into the water... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4339124 | Neck exercising device My invention pertains to a neck exercising device that includes a football helmet, bar bell discs and means for supporting said discs on said helmet.... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4332379 | Collapsible exercise back pack A collapsible training device to be worn by a person during physical exercise. The device includes a flexible weight carrying member, with at least one opening in the member positioned at its bottom for containing a flexible weight member. Straps attached... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4330120 | Running or jogging exercising glove An exercise device for conditioning the upper arms and body muscles. Said device includes a glove having a hand section, a wrist section and a forearm section, said glove encompassing the entire forearm region of the wearer. The hand section and the forea... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4327908 | Weight lifting bar apparatus for exercising biceps Weight lifting apparatus includes a bar for supporting weights on the user's forearms and a bar for grasping the apparatus by the user's hands spaced apart from a bar adjacent the bar which supports weights. The apparatus has a support frame secured to th... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4326706 | Jogging glove A glove for joggers having a weight fixed to its back side in the metacarpal area and another weight removably applied to the palm side of the glove at the outer metacarpal area. The first weight is surrounded by a plastic flanged cover and it projects th... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4322072 | Exercise weight unit for attachment to the foot An elongated multiple pocketed leg weight unit is attached to the foot of the exerciser for exercising from various sitting and prone positions. The weight unit includes a flexible weight support having a plurality of side-by-side open-ended pockets, each... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4305685 | Quick release divers belt A quick release diver's belt including a pair of flexible weighted arcuate sections interconnected by a releasable section to encircle the waist of a diver with the releasable section disposed at the back of the diver and the arcuate sections terminating ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4303239 | Thigh weights The present invention provides a totally adjustable thigh muscle exercise device. The device is totally independent of any other exercise device or structure, is constructed to provide exercise to both the flexor and extensor thigh muscles, and is adjusta... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4293126 | Leg weights A weighted belt for securing to the leg of a swimmer for exercising purposes. The belt is constructed using an elastic latex strip. Lead weights are positioned on the strip, covered by a layer of gauze, which is then covered by the latex material to provi... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4268917 | Variably weighted vest A variably weighted vest is provided for use in exercise, such as jogging, skating, bicycling and horseback riding. The vest is preferably provided with a plurality of pockets for the reception of commonly available material such as sand, pebbles, small s... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4258914 | Isokinesthetic device A training device for competitive swimmers which can be adjustably mounted on a swimmer's body part and, in operational use, provides predetermined resistances of varying degrees to the swimmer's normal movements, causing him to exert greater effort, the ... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4253660 | Weighted exercise glove A glove is provided with means for releasably connecting a weight at selected locations about the outer surface of the glove to facilitate resistance exercising of muscles of the forearm, wrist, hand and/or fingers. The weight is preferably carried on a s... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4252315 | Training aid for foot muscles A training aid for foot muscles comprising a toe portion having a core member made of heavy metal such as lead and a resilient surface member surrounding the core member, and a heel portion having a core member made of heavy metal such as lead and a resil... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4248419 | Swimming apparatus A swimming apparatus wherein an endless, elongate, rope-like belt is looped once around the waist of the swimmer and over a suitable guide which permits the belt to slide back and forth as the swimmer rolls alternately one way and then the other in perfor... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4247101 | Weighted arm band for bowlers A device for improving motion, extension and control of an arm of a person playing a game such as bowling comprising a band of flexible material having an inner surface which is in firm contact with the arm of the person in the area of the wrist and above... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4247097 | Variable weight aerobic exercise glove A weight glove is provided having front and back palm, wrist and finger enclosing pieces and thumb enclosing pieces, said front and back pieces extending over the wrist of a wearer and being open to receive a wearer's hand, a fastener for removably fasten... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4239211 | Process of producing a weighted exercising device In abstract a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a weighted device which is suitable for wearing about the body and appendages to build strength and for related purposes. The weighted devices of the present invention are preferably construct... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4220333 | Bowling practice and/or exercising device A bowling practice and/or exercising device in the form of a retaining device for a bowling ball having a wrist encircling strap by which the retaining device is secured to the wrist of a person using the device so that a person can practice and perform v... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4213605 | Neckbone and shoulder protective apparel for barbell lifters A weightlifter's protective gear adapted to releasably support a barbell assembly behind the neck and adjacently above the shoulders during exercises. Specifically, the gear comprises a pair of cushion-lined shield straddling the neck and fitting snugly a... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4195833 | Facial exercise aid for the face, neck and jaw A method of toning facial muscles causing a smoothing and lifting of facial contours by selectively exercising certain face, neck and jaw muscles. The method comprises securing a weighted band around the head, contracting selected groups of facial muscles... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4192502 | Wraparound weighted exercise device for the foot and ankle A flexible V-shaped weighted exercising device having a flattish configuration defining opposite sides and wrapable about the foot and ankle. The device comprising a pair of flexible legs meeting at an apex area and each of said legs having a free end por... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4189141 | Mask for exercising facial muscles A facial exercise mask includes an externally convex mask body made of an elastic two-way stretch cloth material. A central face portion has holes for eyes, nose and mouth of the wearer. Massive lead or omnium weights are enclosed in pockets secured insid... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4180261 | Exercising device for runners To acquire greater speed in running, variable weights are attached to the fronts of the thighs slightly above the knees. The weights and their pocketing structure are suspended from a waist belt by adjustable hip suspension straps. Greater effort is requi... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4168060 | Physical conditioning apparatus The disclosed physical conditioning apparatus makes use of standard bar bell disks. One part of the disclosed apparatus is a jump-rope. The disclosed apparatus includes a concave, rigid shell, a skull cap or webbing which is adjustable to tightly fit the ... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4109908 | Forearm mounted support for lift weights An elongated body is provided including first and second opposite sides. A shank-type handgrip projects endwise outwardly from one side of the body at one end thereof and a forearm encircling open frame projects outwardly of the same side of the body at t... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4036491 | Body massaging and reducing belt A body massaging and reducing belt comprises a trough-like, belt-like member adapted to be worn around the body of a user desiring to lose weight. A pluality of balls are provided in the trough-like member free to rotate therein and to shift and engage th... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4034979 | Weighted bowling glove A weight glove which positions weights both above and below the metacarpal region of a bowler's free hand. The weights are thus distally located on the hand of the bowler's free arm and are particularly weighted to counterbalance the one-sided pull of the... | 07/12/1977 |
